National Instruments expands R&D centre in India

Bangalore-based National Instruments (NI) India, a specialist in instrumentation technology, has launched the NI India Business Incubator Program and announced the expansion of their R&D Centre in India. Both these initiatives aim to support the government’s Make in India program.

The company also works with leading universities to hire young talent within the region and provide on-the-job training. 

“We strongly believe we can help the Indian startup ecosystem overcome technological hurdles and succeed faster,” said Scott Rust, senior vice president of Global R&D at NI. “Our platform provides the fastest way for engineers and scientist to access new technology and accelerate productivity, innovation, and discovery. By providing access to NI's platform and technologies, we are investing in future innovators and contributing towards sustainable development in all markets that we serve.”

Further, through NI India’s Business Incubator Program, the company aims to provide increased access to instrumentation technology, technical training and support to shared local communities like domestic Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), academic incubation centres and startups.

"For Make in India to succeed and sustain, manufacturing in India should bring more benefits to the table than just cost of labor. Companies can differentiate themselves by adopting smart technologies to reduce defects and improve quality,” said Jayaram Pillai, managing director, NI India. “NI’s technology provides a flexible and powerful platform to build these intelligent systems that power the factory of the future. Startups are an integral part of building the future and we believe that the NI India Business Incubator Program will contribute to the Make in India initiative.”

To extend its reach and maximize the impact of the Business Incubator Program, NI is partnering with mission-aligned local organizations, as well as technology and business consultants. It is also aligned with the flagship initiative of the Government of India, Start-up India.